Technics SC-CX700 vs KEF LS50 Wireless II: which streaming system is better?

Technics takes on the reigning champ

Anyone accusing hi-fi of being stuck in the past clearly hasn’t been paying attention. While there are still plenty of classic turntable, amplifier and speaker combinations around, there is also a fresh breed of hi-fi that encompasses digital and analogue connections, streaming, amplification and speakers in just a couple of boxes. Hardly old fashioned. The KEF LS50 Wireless II is the current king of this product type, picking up a What Hi-Fi? Award for a phenomenal five years on the trot. But here comes Technics, yapping at its heels. The just-add-speakers Technics SA-C600 has fared very well indeed, winning Product of the Year three years in a row, and now the Japanese brand has launched the speaker-enabled SC-CX700 as a direct rival to the KEF all-in-one. So which one is…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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